No spot of bother


Minor hiccup: Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong lost the national No. 1 spot after the Malaysian Open.

PETALING JAYA: Down but not out.

Goh V Shem-Tan Wee Kiong, dethroned by Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik as the national No. 1 yesterday, took the demotion in their stride as they rose to defeat China’s world No. 5 Han Chengkai-Zhou Haodong 22-20, 21-15 to reach the second round of the Singapore Open yesterday.

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